The Radeon RX 480 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon HD 7850 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $131.12 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- Up to 44% cheaper – $167.88 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 13% less energy – 130 vs 150 Watts
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
71%
Min 1% FPS
20
59%
Price, $
$167.88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.49/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
60%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
68%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
30%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
30%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $249.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 150 W | Power Consumption | 130 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 27.52 GPixel/s |
182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 55.04 GTexel/s |
5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.761 TFLOPS |
